25-08 Avienda Apartments CC PresentationPlanning Case #2025-08
Avienda Apartments
Planning Commission – June 3, 2025
City Council – June 23, 2025
Applicant: Inland Development Partners & Level 7 Development LLC
Requesting approval of preliminary plat and site plan
Location
Zoning Designation:
- Planned Unit
Development (PUD)
Land Use Designation: -
Office/Commercial
Communications
•City Council Work Session on March
24th, 2025.
•Neighborhood meeting held on
March 25th, 2025.
•Public Hearing held at Planning
Commission June 3rd. Commissioners
recommended approval.
Avienda PUD
Approved in 2020
768 – Units approved for entire
Avienda Development in 2020.
39 – Detached townhomes
approved.
53 – Rowhomes, final plat
recorded.
412 – Apartment units proposed
in this project.
264 – Additional Units that could
still be built.
Senior Housing Complex is no
longer anticipated south of Bluff
Creek Drive.
Subdivision Review
Subdivision Review
As shown the preliminary plat
adheres to the required
subdivision ordinances as
established by City Code and
the Avienda PUD, for lot size
and dimension.
Site Plan Review E
Site Plan Review
Public
Pedestrian
Trail
Pet Park
Proof of
Parking
Public
Sidewalk
Connection
Site Plan Review
Courtyard
Public
Pedestrian
Trail
Proof of
ParkingMain Entrance
Public
Sidewalk
Connection
Site Plan Review
Pet Park
Public
Pedestrian
Trail
Proof of
Parking
Public
Sidewalk
Connection
Site Plan Review
•Public access easement over the outer pedestrian trail on site.
•Trail is ADA compliant.
•Four benches shall be added, at least 48” in length, along the pedestrian
trail. Locations shall be reviewed and approved by Staff.
•One street running North-South shall have a list of proposed names for
review and approval by the Building Official prior to final plat.
•Fire review requires non-combustible materials for the balconies and
siding. If combustible material, sprinkling of the balconies will be
required.
Staff finds the plans to be consistent with City Code and the PUD
regulations, subject to the conditions in the Staff Report.
Site Plan Review – Planting Schedule
Landscaping adheres to city code with the
condition species diversity requirements
shall be met.
Stormwater Management
•Project is required to meet City and Riley
Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District
requirements.
•Stormwater management outlined in the
master plan and in the Apartment’s
stormwater management report.
•Storm sewer and BMP(s) will be private and
will therefore require an Operations and
Maintenance Agreement.
•Avienda Apartments stormwater system
will be designed and approved
simultaneously with the larger master-
planned stormwater for Avienda.
•Temporary basin re-routing during
construction.
•Emergency overflows for connection to
master-planned system.
Site Plan Review - Parking
Unit Type Parking Required by Unit Type
Studio/Alcove 48
1 Bedroom 255
2 Bedroom or Greater 320
Required Guest Parking 103
Parking Required Parking Shown
Total Covered
Underground
Spaces
412 492
Outdoor Surface
Parking Spaces
147
Total Parking
Spaces Shown
726 736*
*Proof of Parking 101
Site Plan Review - Parking
*Averages & Vacant includes guest parking spaces.
Total
Units
Total
Parking
Parking Ratio
Per Unit
Percent
Leased
Vacant
Stalls
Alcott Apartments Minnetonka 350 485 1.39 97%44
Wren on the Creek Plymouth 176 253 1.44 98%12
Juniper Apartments Minnetrista 148 241 1.63 81%40
Carrick Tonka Bay 86 174 2.02 100%23
Birke Apartments Minnetonka 175 255 1.46 98%34
Parker Station Flats Robbinsdale 198 230 1.16 96%37
Avienda Proposed Chanhassen 412 635 1.54
Comparable Portfolio Properties
Architecture – Floor Plan E
Architecture – Floor Plan E
Architecture – Courtyard E
Architecture
Architecture
Renderings
Renderings
Avienda Design Guidelines
Avienda Design Guidelines
Materials
City Council
Discussion
Motion
“The Chanhassen City Council approves the
requested preliminary plat and site plan,
subject to the conditions of the Staff Report
and adopts the attached Findings of Fact
and Decision.”